About the job
Main Purpose of The Job
To ensure the factory produces tea of appropriate quality at a minimum cost in a safe manner.
Main Accountabilities
- Maintain
100% of effectiveness and efficiency of all related factory production
through operational leadership, and use of appropriate technology to
produce consistently the right quality in the right amount. - Directly responsible for operations, maintenance and efficiency of machinery, transports, buildings and surroundings.
- Administrative and Communications
- Responsible for control of expenditures
- To
improve manufacturing activities by translating business, customer
requirements into system that assure, measure and control manufacturing
performance. - To determine and optimize the asset base and its
utilization so as to fulfill the business plan and provide customers
satisfactions through new technological developments, improvements and
supplier management. - To implement policies, quality systems and
standards, so as to allow the company to meet its commitment to product
safety for customers, operation safety for employees, community and
environment to minimize the cost of non-conformance. - To develop
and achieve synergy between technical and human capabilities to maximize
manufacturing performances by maintaining discipline, welfare and
morale of workers, issuing instructions and training of management
staff. - To develop manufacturing systems, processes and
opportunity for effective product, process and pack innovation through
the application of scenario-planning, designing for manufacture and
process development - Responsible for efficient use of resources
and maintenance of all plants and machinery within the factory i.e.
boiler, buildings, transport, wood fuel and water, all the time. - Work with Human Resources staff to recruit, interview, select, hire, and employ an appropriate number of employees.
- Provide
oversight and direction to the employees in the operating unit in
accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures. - Coach,
mentor and develop staff, including overseeing new employee onboarding
and providing career development planning and opportunities. - Empower
employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals. Delegate
responsibility and expect accountability and regular feedback. - Foster
a spirit of teamwork and unity among department members that allows for
disagreement over ideas, conflict and expeditious conflict resolution,
and the appreciation of diversity as well as cohesiveness,
supportiveness, and working effectively together to enable each employee
and the department to succeed. - Consciously create a workplace
culture that is consistent with the overall organizations and that
emphasizes the identified mission, vision, and values of the
organization. - Lead employees/direct reports using a performance
management and development process that provides an overall context and
framework to encourage employee contribution and includes goal setting,
feedback, and performance development planning. - Lead employees to meet the organization’s expectations for productivity, quality, and goal accomplishment.
- Provide
effective performance feedback through employee recognition, rewards,
and disciplinary action, with the assistance of Human Resources, when
necessary. - Maintain employee work schedules including
assignments, job rotation, training, vacations and paid time off,
telecommuting and cover for absenteeism. - Maintain transparent
communication. Appropriately communicate organization information
through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, and appropriate email,
IM, and regular interpersonal communication. - Review performance
data that includes financial, activity reports and spreadsheets, to
monitor and measure departmental productivity, goal achievement, and
overall effectiveness. - Manage the preparation and maintenance of
reports necessary to carry out the functions of the department/estate.
Prepares periodic reports for management, as necessary or requested, to
track strategic goal accomplishment. - Communicate regularly with managers, general managers, directors and other designated contacts within the organization.
- Interfaces
with many roles e.g. Other factories, Engineering, Estates, Medical,
SHE & Security, HR, IT, Unions, Customers Development, Planning
QA/WCM; - Continuously improve the performance of production units
and assets, through operator leadership, application of WCM, effective
assets care and use of appropriate technology to produce consistently
the right quality (TANO BORA) in the right amounts. - Perform other duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned.
Safety, Health, Environment & Quality
- Implement Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality management systems as per company policies and legislation.
- Authorizes permits to work certificates in line with company policies
- Prepares standard operating procedures and specific work instructions for new projects and processes, and proposes reviews
- Writes up Standard Operating Procedures and safe operating procedures for developed innovation processes and machinery.
- Responsible for environmental protection, health and safety aspects during implementation of projects
- Responsible
for risk assessment, including hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies,
for the health and safety of both company staff; contractors and the
wider community; - Carry out task risks assessments and where necessary to enlist more experienced or even external professional help for this.
- Ensuring/establishing safe systems of work and ensuring that all employees and contracted personnel adhere to them
- Ensuring
that all aspects of an operation or process meet specified health,
safety and environment Unilever standards and legal requirements - Ensuring that all Health and Safety considerations have been considered.
- Overseeing the security at all sites (active and inactive) in coordination with the Security Manager.
- Inspecting and reviewing projects to monitor compliance with building safety codes, and other regulations.
QUALIFICATIONS (minimum For This Post)
- A
degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Production) or A degree in
food Science and Technology. Food processing experience will be an added
advantage - 2 – 3 Years’ experience, intensive knowledge of food processing – preferably Tea processing.
Other Requirements
- Key professional skills.
- Manufacturing performance and management
- WCM and continuous production improvement
- Providing shop floor leadership
- Developing and Delivering factory responsiveness e.g. synchronous production
- Optimizing facility configuration and work systems, reliability, downtime and maintenance management
- Asset investment, care and quality assurance
- Influencing and implementing innovation
- Responsible care and creating effective work environment
Key Competencies
- Organizational awareness/Strategic influencing
- Intellectual power to determine direction and market orientation
- General knowledge of various employment laws and practices and employee relations.
- Evidence of the ability to practice a high level of confidentiality.
- Excellent organizational Management skills.
Unilever
is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to
drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for
our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We
believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and
drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in
every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes
you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we
encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we
can support you through your recruitment journey.
